Teaching assistant interview, got to deliver a reading session planed for a small group of year 2 children.

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Anyone have any ideas on what I should incorporate and how I should go about it after I've read the book. What will they be looking for?

I planned to choose HIDE AND SEEK PIGS as the book.
Is this too babyish to this year group?
Do I want to prepare a lesson plan for this?
what is the story map?
I have only 30 mins.
thankyou

Sounds great. You could ask the students about their favourite hiding spots or share a short, related anecdote :)

Have you googled for teaching resources/lesson plans/ideas ? Ive just started teaching English as a foreign language and am amazed (and grateful!) At how much information is out there. I always have to adapt it but it saves loads of time.

For my training I had to always prepare lesson plans. A bit laborious but really worth it. Means you're a lot more prepared and ready.

Make sure you talk about the book before you start reading it: look at the cover and ask chn to predict what it's about, point out names of author and illustrator then talk about what they do, look at blurb on back and talk again about predictions. Before the interview, practise reading it aloud and holding it to one side- can be more tricky than it appears! Good luck and try to enjoy it- it comes across to the chn if you're enjoying it or not!

For a TA interview they won't be expecting you to have planned a whole lesson (that won't be your job). They'll just be looking at how you interact with the children. Prepare some questions you can ask before and after reading the book, practice reading with expression and you'll be fine.

please tell me,is this book ok or this year group

I'm not a teacher, but isn't that a book aimed at toddlers?

I think the book could be a little young for year 2.

How long do you have for the reading session?

You've had some good advice here already. I think the focus will be about your rapport and interaction with the children.

The book is far too young for year 2 children in my opinion. It's a book aimed at toddlers.

This website is good for giving an overview of books for different ages.

https://www.booksfortopics.com/booklists/recommended-reads/year-2/

Its 30 mins dear .Actually i am new to this Country ,I was a teacher in my country.so i dont know abut the books in here .plase tell some books for me.

The book is too young for year 2. My DD is year 2. She still likes Julia Donaldson but also things that she thinks are silly so bums, poop etc! She also likes Little People Big Dreams books and they start conversations

Maybe have a look at Oliver Jeffers' books. They usually have imaginative Airlines that you could use for discussion without taking too long to read.

Our if you like Julia Donaldson based on your previous choice, go for a longer one. Maybe Zog or the baddies. These can be used with younger children but you can discuss with the children at any level.

When you choose a book look at the vocabulary and spend some time thinking about questions around that maybe.

The runaway pea is quite a good one. The book with no pictures is very funny and kids love that. You could discuss why it’s such a fun book without the pics (using imagination, everyone has different ideas etc) or something like Rubys Worry is good starting point to discuss feelings and wellbeing issues.
Good luck! Just make sure it’s fun, full of questions and you’re thoughtful about the pupils in front of you.

That book looks too young op. It's childhood mental health awareness week coming up so maybe something like Rubys worry? We read that in year 2 last year. You could then talk about the importance of talking to friends or trusted adults about your feelings. We talked about things that made us happy/sad/angry etc and how we can try and deal with that feeling?

Ruby's worry is a good one, as it's simple enough for the weaker readers to engage with, but could generate interesting discussions.

I'm afraid the book you suggested wouldn't be at the right level. How about something like "the owl who was afraid of the dark"?